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Crane overturns near Gatwick Airport

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Simon Fielding at 6:12am 5th December 2018.
(Updated at 7:56am 5th December 2018)

Drivers travelling to Gatwick Airport from Surrey faced a major road closure on Wednesday morning.

The M23 southbound was shut from the M25 at junction 7 through to the M23 junction 9 for the airport.

A recovery operation removed an overturned crane, which reportedly fell from the back of lorry during roadworks on Tuesday evening.

Highways England closed the road just before 5pm on Tuesday and it reopened just after 6.30am on Wednesday

#M23 southbound between J8 (#M25 J7) and J9 (@Gatwick_Airport). The stranded crane in the roadworks which closed the road overnight has been recovered and the road has now been reopened. Some delays remain on the M25 approach to J7 but these are easing.

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